ZM disappeared from Cameraquest

[Solinar]

Probably, the only exception to the above is if city you live in has a Leica dealer.

I would bet dollars to donuts that most employees at corporate owned chains like Ritz or Wolf have never picked up a rangefinder camera.

[back alley]

we have a leica dealer in town.
they have one camera and maybe 2 lenses.

they had that hex and sold it to me for less than they paid for it, just to get rid of it.

they had maybe 3 bessa r cameras when they came out. i bought one for about $600 cdn. they still have a 28/1.9 on display.

joe

[Sparrow]

I have a dealer about 20 miles away but you have to make an appointment, no showroom and staff, a few years ago I had a choice of six or more proper shops; progress has its good and bad aspects.

[Trius]

Originally Posted by troym

I think Photo Village advertises the 50 Planar for $600 grey market and $800 US warranty.

So there is a choice. If ZI does not want a choice to be available, then they will be able to judge the results through sales numbers.

[Issy]

Any idea if Cameraquest is still able to fulfill their warranties for the ZI/ZF items? No indication on the web page....

[Socke]

Originally Posted by Issy

Any idea if Cameraquest is still able to fulfill their warranties for the ZI/ZF items? No indication on the web page....

Why not? They send defective items to their source and those get it repaired or exchanged.

Same if you buy an IBM BladeCenter at my company and it is faulty you call me and I call Ingram Micro, depending on your service level the faulty part will be repaired on location, picked up or you get an RMA and send it to the next IBM service center yourself.

It's just a question of time without the equipment. If you don't need it badly you can risk a couple of weeks without it and thus save money.

[MP Guy]

I will close this thread for now since Stephen will answer most questions in an upcoming thread. Better to hear it from the source than speculate.